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Jul. 23rd, 2025 12:16 am
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Challenge #6

Journaling prompt: What games do you play, if any? Are you a solo-gamer or do you view games as a social activity?
Creative prompt: Write a story/fic around the theme "game night".

I would tend to think of family occasions here, such as the Christmas just gone where a lot of time was spent playing card games (and trying to figure out why, exactly, someone had scrawled all the Cluedo names over the playing cards. That was eventually traced back to my cousin's soon to be ex husband, although no one ever did remember why he'd done it). It's inevitable that it ends up in laughter when someone muddles the rules (see: my cousin's attempts to teach Mum Exploding Kittens, or the accusations of reneging at cards which my grandad renamed "running the egg" back in the 70s and it's stuck as a family expression ever since).

And here's a Dark drabble:

When Ines presents Mikkel with a 1980s computer, Mikkel finds himself thinking back to the times he’d sneak in when Magnus had his game nights with Jonas and Bartosz. One time when Magnus had refused to let him play, Mikkel had pulled the plug, and Bartosz got pretty angry at him because he’d been winning. Jonas had been nice about it, though, and had offered to teach him some of the basics so that one day, Mikkel would be able to join in with them.

Now he’s stuck in 1986, Mikkel thinks of the game night he now won’t experience.
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Let me take this opportunity to tell you about my favorite album of the year (so far): Music for People Who Believe in Love (released May 23, 2025). This is the second solo album from Joe Jonas (the last one was in 2011) and this one is a stark departure from Fastlife. Every song feels so unique and heartfelt, and I think the lyrics showcase Joe's storytelling ability. I went through every emotion listening to this whole album, from dancing (only love) to laughing (Sip your wine) to crying (My Own Best Friend) to swooning (heart by heart). He's credited with writing 12 of the 14 tracks, which speaks to just how personally invested he is in this album. Three singles were released from the album: Work It Out, What This Could Be, and Heart by Heart. They are all worth a listen.

Hey Beautiful is obviously about his daughters, and it's such a sweet and lush song. He collaborated with his youngest brother Frankie on the dance-y track Velvet Sunshine that's not my favorite but it's still fun and slightly manic. Work It Out seems to be about his divorce from Sophie Turner, and I like the introspection in the lyrics and the way he doesn't shy away from calling himself out - he specifically mentions his depression/mental health struggles. You Got the Right makes me smile because I think the turn of phrase is very clever. To me, it captures how it feels once you fall in love and you're at that person's mercy. You don't have control over your feelings, even if they don't feel the same, and there's an inherent beauty in that - unrequited love is still something special.

My two favorite tracks under the cut )

Stolen from kitarella_imagines

Jul. 21st, 2025 09:33 pm
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If you’ve written fics for more than one year on AO3, go to your statistics page. Click on the different years at the top to see the categories of statistics for each year.

1. Which year did you write the most words? Do you know why? e.g. you had more time; you were caught up in an exciting new fandom or pairing; you got a rush of ideas etc.
Apparently 2023. That was the year I got into three of my top five fandoms of all time (Dark, From and School Spirits - there was also a new season of Yellowjackets, another of the top five, so I think those would have given me inspiration). Having said that, this was the year I started the epic Dark series which I'm only now coming close to finishing, and AO3 has carried that word count over to 2025 because the most recent chapter of that was posted this year.


2. Which year did you write the least words? Why was this? e.g. lack of time, too busy, no inspiration etc.
Technically it's telling me 2012, but I don't know if I should count that because I only joined AO3 that October so would have the least words for that reason. Out of the full years, it appears to be 2020, with 2021 following. That time period is pretty self explanatory, with a combination of lots of my shows being on ice for the pandemic and therefore not providing as much inspiration, but also I was not in a good headspace during that time due to the lockdowns and not seeing any family for over a year (for anyone who doesn't know this, my extended family is rather scattered across the UK)

3. Which years did you get most hits, kudos, bookmarks and fic subscriptions? Do you know why? (e.g. popular fandoms, lots of words written.) Are there years where you have the same amount of bookmarks and subscriptions?
2015 for hits, 2017 for subscriptions and that has just reminded me of another series I need to finish. Will someone please stop me from starting series? 2023 for bookmarks (blame that one on School Spirits.) 2015 just beats 2023 for kudos.

4. Which years did you get least hits, kudos, bookmarks and fic subscriptions? Do you know why? (e.g. niche fandoms, not many fics written.) Do you have any other conclusions?
2019, looks like quite a few niche fandoms that year.

Sunshine Revival #3

Jul. 20th, 2025 07:44 pm
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For [community profile] sunshine_revival challenge three: What are your favorite summer-associated foods?

This question makes me think of the fair and how much I loved going every year and eating all the fair food. I'm glad I got to go with my daughter this year and share a bit of that nostalgia with her. My favorite go-tos are corn dogs and a giant brick of curly fries like this one. I always loved the cinnamon roll booth but they weren't around this year. A new dessert truck was there, and their strawberry cinnamon roll was actually very good so I'll have to make that a new tradition.

In general, I associate summer with grilling burgers!! My sister's onion and mustard smash burgers are incredible. I also love making grilled zucchini and corn on the cob.

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I haven't been able to watch much TV lately, but I saw Kpop Demon Hunters and it was so much fun! The songs are really catchy. The lore and the found family aspects are great, and I loved the animation style and costumes. Mira is my favorite character. But the conflict between Rumi and her adopted mother was so so relatable and heartbreaking. The final song is SO good, but here's a pretty spoiler-free music video to my second favorite song, Golden.

Sunshine Revival

Jul. 20th, 2025 01:01 am
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Ever wished more people knew more about some of your favourite fandoms, whether that be movie, book, show, video game, comic, even band or hobby? Now is your chance to be a “carnival barker”, someone who hangs around outside the carnival and tries to promote it to people passing by.

Challenge #5

Journaling prompt: Be a carnival barker for your favorite movie, book, or show (or any other of your choice - game, comic, anything else)! Write a post that showcases the best your chosen title has to offer and entices passersby to check it out.
Creative prompt: Write a fic or original story about a character reluctantly doing something they are hesitant about.

Title: I'm Never Going Back, The Past Is In The Past
Fandom: School Spirits
Characters: Charley, Yuri, Wally, Rhonda, Janet, Quinn
Rating: PG
Warnings: Spoilers all through S2
Summary: Charley's always avoided his class reunions, but reluctantly considers attending the next one.

Read more... )

Superman [2025]

Jul. 14th, 2025 11:13 pm
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Superman (2025)
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Jul. 13th, 2025 11:57 pm
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Challenge #4

Fun House
Journaling: What is making you smile these days? Create a top 10 list of anything you want to talk about.
Creative: Write from the perspective of a house or other location.

There is one house I can think of that must have seen a lot over the years, would have stories to tell if it could, and that is Colony House in the TV show From.

Title: No One Here Is Free
Fandom: From
Characters: Colony House, Jasmine, Smiley, Old Lady Creature, Donna, Victor, Ellis, Fatima, Jade, Boyd, Nicki, Acosta, Kevin, Clara
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Spoilers all through S3, mentions of character deaths
Summary: Colony House was originally a family home.

Read more... )

Multifandom icons!

Jul. 13th, 2025 12:35 pm
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45 total (The Pitt, The Wheel of Time, The Gilded Age)



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